I’ve argued in the past that we shouldn’t be calling Antifa by that name because it gives them an out — a nice sounding cover name — for what they really are, which is radical leftists. Terms matter. It’s part of the reason we still have ignorant liberals saying, “Antifa? That means they’re anti-fascist.” Well, no, that’s like saying the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is democratic. Antifa demonstrates frequently how “fascist” they are in their attitudes and actions.

One example? Would you ever expect Antifa folks to be in favor of the government mandating vaccines on people? Aren’t many of them supposed to be anarchists or against the power of the government?

Yet they were out in Boston yesterday, fighting against people who were protesting against the vaccine mandate. They came out against a group called “Super Happy Fun America,” which describes itself as a “right of center civil rights organization” defending the constitution, “opposing gender madness and defeating cultural Marxism.” So now you see why Antifa came out — because of the anti-Marxist nature of the group. If you’re a Communist or a radical leftist, you may not actually be a big fan of individual rights.

“Green Monster Antifa” put out a flyer advertising the counter-rally and if you check it out, you can see how incredibly ironic it is.

Tweets and digital flyers advertising the #antifa direct action against the anti-mask/vaccine mandate protest in Boston today: pic.twitter.com/ZC9askc406

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 7, 2021

The radical leftists were holding signs that said, “Death to Fascism” and had the communist hammer and sickle symbol.

#Antifa hold a banner featuring the faces of Stalin, Mao & other 20th-century communist dictators to counter the anti-Covid mandate rally in Boston. Antifa violently attacked attendees of the rally today. pic.twitter.com/ZDRtENOU1P

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 7, 2021

There were clashes between the two groups and police in riot gear came out in force.

.@bostonpolice bringing in officers dressed in riot gear to area where protests/counter protests happening in Boston Common @NBC10Boston @NECN pic.twitter.com/bsiole8uJR

— Monica Madeja NBC10 Boston (@MonicaNBCBoston) November 7, 2021

Here, you can see the police try to grab what looks like an Antifa person, and then the person is grabbed back by the radicals.

Fight just broke out between groups, police broke it up @NBC10Boston @NECN pic.twitter.com/zC4MBnbVLb

— Monica Madeja NBC10 Boston (@MonicaNBCBoston) November 7, 2021

The radical leftists also surrounded a van from the Super Happy group.

#Antifa smash up a vehicle trying to leave the Boston Common at the anti-vaccine mandate rally. Antifa & far-left extremists gathered to try and shut down the event. They shout, “Nazis out!” pic.twitter.com/gUZCx2U7GX

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) November 7, 2021

Police arrested two people during the clashes, reportedly for disorderly persons offenses. Some of the local media failed to report Antifa being involved in the counter-rally group or report on the Communist symbols being sported, just reporting them as “counter-protesters.”

It’s hilarious that Antifa flyers were trying to tar the anti-mandate group as “rioters” when other Antifa across the country have been involved in all kinds of rioting over the past couple of years, not to mention for years before, not only here but in Europe. Just last month in Portland, in one wild smashing spree, we saw radical leftists cause $500,000 dollars of damage because the police were helpless to stop them. In September, we also saw an Antifa member allegedly shoot an anti-vaccine mandate protester.